Joshua Johnson

American · 1765–1830 · Painter, Printmaker

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UntitledSloans & Kenyon · Feb 2008$45,000≈ £23,094≈ €31,007Sign up to see
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African American painter (1765–1830)

Born 1765, BaltimoreDied 1830Occupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q958068 ↗ULAN 500121295 ↗Museum works 14

naïve art

Also known as Joshua Johnston, Josua Johnston, Junior Johnson

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Joshua Johnson, The Westwood Children — **The Westwood Children**c. 1807 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysl…

Joshua Johnson, Sarah Ogden Gustin — **Sarah Ogden Gustin**c. 1805 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysl…

Joshua Johnson, Mr. Baylor — **Mr. Baylor**c. 1805 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysl…

Joshua Johnson, Family Group — **Family Group**c. 1800 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysl…

Joshua Johnson, Adelina Morton — **Adelina Morton**c. 1810 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysl…

Joshua Johnson, Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace — **Grace Allison McCurdy (Mrs. Hugh McCurdy) and Her Daughters, Mary Jane and Letitia Grace**c. 1806 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase thr…

Joshua Johnson, Mary Anne Jewins Burnett (Mrs. Charles Burnett) — **Mary Anne Jewins Burnett (Mrs. Charles Burnett)**1812
Maryland Center for History and Culture ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Maryland Center for History and Culture

Joshua Johnson, Mrs. Jesse Sumwalt — **Mrs. Jesse Sumwalt**1820
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/6bb8c0ac3b0ee15d8c098a9a59d6a1c0 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Joshua Johnson, Girl Wearing a Bonnet — **Girl Wearing a Bonnet**1810
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

Joshua Johnson, A Baltimore Shipowner — **A Baltimore Shipowner**1815
Bill Hodges Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bill Hodges Gallery

Joshua Johnson, A Baltimore Shipowner's Wife — **A Baltimore Shipowner's Wife**1815
Bill Hodges Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bill Hodges Gallery

Joshua Johnson, Portrait of Richard John Cock — **Portrait of Richard John Cock**1817
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art

Joshua Johnson, Edward and Sarah Rutter — **Edward and Sarah Rutter**1805
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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